I started reviewing whiskey in 2020 by seeking out the kinds of things my friends might want to try, and quickly moved to seeking the unique and interesting. These days I focus most of my energy on American Single Malt Whiskey, including creating and moderating the subreddit /r/AmericanSMW. I enjoy Single Malts from around the world, as well as a little of everything else, including Bourbon, Brandy, Rum, and Mezcal. I’ve been using names starting with “Demi” since forever, so when I noticed my habit of pouring what seemed to be the smallest drams around the web, and the obvious pun with the small espresso cup called a demitasse, I decided that the name “DemiTastes” only made sense.

I have a streamed whiskey talk show on https://twitch.tv/demitastes with videos archived to https://youtube.com/@demitasteswhiskey. I’m conducting research for a book on American Single Malt Whiskey by tasting lots of ASMW, and interviewing ASMW producers and other relevant industry personalities, sometimes live on stream. I plan to make the interviews available via a podcast version of my talk show, coming soon.